The Gilded Cage

[Icy lawyer top x broken young master bottom | Dark wealthy-family redemption | Two strong leads tearing into each other]

[When he barged in, his bruises were worth more than his suit]

At three in the morning, Zhou Lu's apartment door was pounded so hard it shook the building. Outside stood Lin Yu, heir to the Lin family and a regular in the financial pages. His left eye was swollen and blood-red, and his million-yuan bespoke suit was caked in mud. A rusty sob caught in his throat. "Zhou Lin, sue my parents. You're all I have."

Tear away the gilding, and the inside of the mansion is crawling with maggots.

The antique-lined walls hide a torture chamber; the marriage alliance contract is a deed of sale.

Zhou Lin yanked open his bloodstained shirt. A cigarette burn marked the place over his heart, where he'd been branded at fourteen. "Who did this?"

Lin Yu dipped a finger in a coffee stain and pressed it to the signature line of the agreement. "Afraid of losing your job? You can still walk away."

Zhou Lin gripped his waist and pinned him against the fire escape. "You saved me from under a car on that rainy night three years ago. It's time to repay the debt."

[Want to beat me? First tear down this gilded hell!]

During the live-streamed trial, the Lin family's stock price crashed.

Soaked through, Lin Yu kicked open the law firm's doors. The word "traitor" had been carved into his back, bloodied and raw.

In front of everyone, Zhou Lin tore up his overseas job offer and slapped his wedding ring onto the defendant's table. "A lifetime retainer. Free of charge."

Theme: Love yourself well.